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i think it was probably romney's best debate performance so far. >> speaking of governor romney, at long last he is releasing his tax returns. he's been asked many time over the years to do that. what does he fear, and what is in there that his opponents might take advantage of? >> reporter: well, charlie, we're seeing democrats already trying to take issue with this. yesterday the white house spokesman alluded to romney saying that president obama does not think that billionaires should get this lower rate, the same rate that working class americans get. this will be an issue that the obama re-election team can really make something out of, but for republicans it's a little trickier, because they would bring the taxes down. and as romney said last night to newt gingrich, under your plan, your proposal, i would pay zero in taxes. >> jan, thanks very much. >>> tonight president obama delivers the state of the union address. it is his chance to set the stage for the rest of the presidential campaign. chief white house correspondent norah o'donnell joins us. what do you know -- as we get re
i think it was probably romney's best debate performance so far. >> speaking of governor romney, at long last he is releasing his tax returns. he's been asked many time over the years to do that. what does he fear, and what is in there that his opponents might take advantage of? >> reporter: well, charlie, we're seeing democrats already trying to take issue with this. yesterday the white house spokesman alluded to romney saying that president obama does not think that billionaires...
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, ann romney's speech -- >> what does mitt romney have to do now to say, this is me, and this is who i am? >> i think that the problem is that he was ready to launch into more of an articulation of his economic plan, which is i think exactly the right thing to do at this point in the election. now he will have to take a step back a little bit and say, you know what? the reason i have these views about my economic plan is because of who i am. he will have to double up that message a little bit. it's a little less defined. it may be the best thing he could have done, talk about himself a little bit more. >> let me ask you this. clearly there's something wrong with our tax code. i think all americans agree with that. why not then have mitt romney make what is an affirmative argument saying this is the tax code. it's wrong. i'm the candidate for tax reform? i'm going to be able to work with republicans in congress, which barack obama has not been able to do. and i went back and looked at mitt romney's speech from the convention. he never said the word tax reform in his speech. shouldn't
, ann romney's speech -- >> what does mitt romney have to do now to say, this is me, and this is who i am? >> i think that the problem is that he was ready to launch into more of an articulation of his economic plan, which is i think exactly the right thing to do at this point in the election. now he will have to take a step back a little bit and say, you know what? the reason i have these views about my economic plan is because of who i am. he will have to double up that message a...
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telling me this isn't romney being desperate. romney being aggressive and competitive. charlie, here's the thing. the president actually backed up romney's underlying point in an interview yesterday with "60 minutes." >> well, the president -- going to air this weekend. the president was on his way to a fund-raiser in las vegas and did an interview with steve croft and the president said romney has a tendency to shoot first, aim later, but then agreed with romney, the underlying point, the first amendment protected the rights of the anti-muslim fund-raiser, the movie, no matter how offensive was never an excuse for violence. that embassies statement seemed to suggest otherwise. that's what triggered romney's initial statement and all of this kind of political firestorm it set off. >> they see it as an opportunity, not a mistake? >> oh, absolutely. charlie, the thing is, i mean, yesterday when i was talking to campaign sources and again this morning checking in with them, they believe that they have got to continue to draw these sharp contrasts with the president. they k
telling me this isn't romney being desperate. romney being aggressive and competitive. charlie, here's the thing. the president actually backed up romney's underlying point in an interview yesterday with "60 minutes." >> well, the president -- going to air this weekend. the president was on his way to a fund-raiser in las vegas and did an interview with steve croft and the president said romney has a tendency to shoot first, aim later, but then agreed with romney, the underlying...
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what did that mean to you, governor romney? >> of course, we have to have regulation on wall street and on every street to make sure our county works well so it's -- secondly, i just say that the comments of this nature sink the white house just a little lower. the american people expect something better from the president in these kinds of divisive comments. >> isn't the metaphor that republicans have used about shackling, including paul ryan? >> you know, i can't speak for anybody else. but i can say that the comments of the vice president as i heard them i thought were one more example of a divisive effort to keep from talking about the real issues. look, no one is talking about deregulating wall street and no one is talking about the kinds of languages this white house is bringing forward. instead, we're talking about what is it going to take to get the economy going and put people back to work? i put out a five-point plan based on energy, education, better trade, balancing our budget and helping small business and the pres
what did that mean to you, governor romney? >> of course, we have to have regulation on wall street and on every street to make sure our county works well so it's -- secondly, i just say that the comments of this nature sink the white house just a little lower. the american people expect something better from the president in these kinds of divisive comments. >> isn't the metaphor that republicans have used about shackling, including paul ryan? >> you know, i can't speak for...
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in this campaign and it will be mitt romney's. >> so, if in fact the romney momentum overtakes santorum in pennsylvania, will the former senator from pennsylvania then finally say it's over? >> reporter: i don't think so. i tell you, first of all, of course, they will not concede that they will have any chance of losing pennsylvania. they believe he's going to win big there. secondly, there are five races in may in the south, including texas, arkansas and kentucky, where rick santorum has shown some big leads in the polls. so, anybody who thinks this is going to be over soon isn't listening to rick santorum. >> always a lot of things of a very serious nature on the campaign trail but lighter moments, as ind it, specifically with the romney campaign. that all important date of april 1st, chip. >> reporter: yes. he was supposed to show up at a big pancake breakfast yesterday, to a big crowd. his staff decided to play a little joke on him. they led him into a room that looked like it was supposed to be ready for a pancake breakfast but it was empty. and he was a little surprised when that
in this campaign and it will be mitt romney's. >> so, if in fact the romney momentum overtakes santorum in pennsylvania, will the former senator from pennsylvania then finally say it's over? >> reporter: i don't think so. i tell you, first of all, of course, they will not concede that they will have any chance of losing pennsylvania. they believe he's going to win big there. secondly, there are five races in may in the south, including texas, arkansas and kentucky, where rick...
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romney to the american people. he is stepping up his attacks on romney. romney is showing that he's going to fight back. >> he just doesn't have a clue what to do to get this economy going. i do. >> reporter: romney responded aggressively on wednesday to obama's attack on his work at bain capital and questions about his qualifications to be president. in an interview with mark halperin of "time" magazine, romney turned the tables. >> right now we have an economy in trouble. and someone who spent their career in the economy is more suited to help fix the economy than someone who spent his life in politics and is a community organizer. >> reporter: in the past two weeks the obama campaign rolled out several attacks on romney in his time at the private equity firm bain capital. >> he's running for president and if he's going to run the country the way he ran our business, i wouldn't want him there. >> reporter: so far it's not working. instead of a bump in politics opinion for the president, recent polls show romney's
romney to the american people. he is stepping up his attacks on romney. romney is showing that he's going to fight back. >> he just doesn't have a clue what to do to get this economy going. i do. >> reporter: romney responded aggressively on wednesday to obama's attack on his work at bain capital and questions about his qualifications to be president. in an interview with mark halperin of "time" magazine, romney turned the tables. >> right now we have an economy in...
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governor romney's going to make president. he's got terrific judgment. there is a deep -- >> you are not saying you're turning it down if he calls, are you? >> i'm saying there is no way that i will do this, because it's really not me. i know my strengths, and governor romney needs to find someone who wants to run with him. there are many people who will do it very, very well, and i'll support the ticket. >> that's a no or that's it's not going to happen? >> that's it's not going to happen. and no. >> thank you very much. good to see you. >> thank you, charlie. it's nice to talk to you. >>> dylan mcdermott played a lawyer on "the practice," however, he was more like a detective when it came to his mother's murder. we'll tell you how he learned the truth after nearly half a century. that and more on "cbs this morning." the service was very moving, wasn't it? yes, it was. i'm so glad we could be here for larry. i was surprised to hear there was no life insurance. funerals are so expensive. i hope larry can afford it. i know. that's why i'm glad i got a pol
governor romney's going to make president. he's got terrific judgment. there is a deep -- >> you are not saying you're turning it down if he calls, are you? >> i'm saying there is no way that i will do this, because it's really not me. i know my strengths, and governor romney needs to find someone who wants to run with him. there are many people who will do it very, very well, and i'll support the ticket. >> that's a no or that's it's not going to happen? >> that's it's...
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and it's that fine print that romney never talks about. and that the election should be about. >> john dickerson, thank you very much. >>> florida is under a state of emergency this morning as tropical storm debby sits off the gulf coast in no apparent rush to make landfall. >> debby has barely budged in fact in the past 72 hours, just socking florida with flood-producing rains, winds, and high winds and tornadoes. and it is not over yet. another eight inches of rain is possible over the next few days. michelle miller is in st. petersburg. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, erica and charlie, and good morning to our viewers across the west. the winds and the surf are ferocious here as they are throughout much of the northwest coast of florida. all 67 counties are under that level one state of emergency. and while no national guard troops have been activated, nor has the state requested any federal emergency disaster assistance, florida's governor, rick scott, is urging, pleading with residents not to take debby lightly. for four days
and it's that fine print that romney never talks about. and that the election should be about. >> john dickerson, thank you very much. >>> florida is under a state of emergency this morning as tropical storm debby sits off the gulf coast in no apparent rush to make landfall. >> debby has barely budged in fact in the past 72 hours, just socking florida with flood-producing rains, winds, and high winds and tornadoes. and it is not over yet. another eight inches of rain is...
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is there a problem with mitt romney? >> the unemployment, unemployed people are because of the factories and jobs he sent overseas. >> frank luntz is with us now. welcome. >> thank you. >> so, what'd you learn from this focus group? >> people are really hurting, and it's not something that you can really measure in polls. the people are afraid, they're anxious, they think all politicians on all sides have failed them. they're afraid that the economy isn't going to get better for them and they can't even make it at the end of the week. there's so many millions of americans -- >> do they have an easy answer to the question are you worse off than four years ago? >> yes, and they, about half of them are worse off themselves, but when you ask of the country, is america worse off, the numbers are even greater. and by the way, how they frame that question determines how people react to it. are you worse off? half of america. is the country worse off? two-thirds of america. >> and do they blame the president? >> they blame every
is there a problem with mitt romney? >> the unemployment, unemployed people are because of the factories and jobs he sent overseas. >> frank luntz is with us now. welcome. >> thank you. >> so, what'd you learn from this focus group? >> people are really hurting, and it's not something that you can really measure in polls. the people are afraid, they're anxious, they think all politicians on all sides have failed them. they're afraid that the economy isn't going to...
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what does romney do now? we see this morning he has a new ad where he is speaking to the camera for 60 seconds, but is it too late? >> the reason that 47% is working is because it's new information. we don't want to hear the same thing over and over again. voters pay attention to it. >> look at this ad. for the first time romney is speaking directly to the people, is that too late? >> in a simple answer, yes. that should have been done three or four months ago. he solidified his control back in april. why is this ad only running now? when we look back at this campaign, i think we will realize you can't have the same impact as you did then. >> so did they not use that advantage? >> you can use it up to a point, and the fact is if you look at the numbers up to the republican convention, mitt romney was only a couple points behind in ohio. nationwide, it was 1%. this whole thing developed over the last three weeks, you have to give the democrats credit, they're on message particularly from the democratic convent
what does romney do now? we see this morning he has a new ad where he is speaking to the camera for 60 seconds, but is it too late? >> the reason that 47% is working is because it's new information. we don't want to hear the same thing over and over again. voters pay attention to it. >> look at this ad. for the first time romney is speaking directly to the people, is that too late? >> in a simple answer, yes. that should have been done three or four months ago. he solidified...
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the second part was part of what ann romney was doing this morning, making mitt romney a comfortable person that people can hand the reins too. >> john, we were both inside the convention hall last night. the crowd really liked it. there was a lot of enthusiasm about that speech. he hit a lot of different points. but i was struck by one thing, which is that all the signs that everybody held up said believe. and as jan crawford just pointed out, it's on the side of the plane, believe in america. but he never used those words last night in the speech. where was the thread that would have brought that whole speech together in terms of a unifying theme? >> well, i think there were two things they were trying to do. the whole night was supposed to be a kind of believe in america from the olympics to the marco rubio speech, which was about coming to this country, a land of dreams, that anybody can make it here. that was the kind of electricity they were trying to create in the room. mitt romney was trying to say, that set of beliefs, that american value system, is what i will take us back
the second part was part of what ann romney was doing this morning, making mitt romney a comfortable person that people can hand the reins too. >> john, we were both inside the convention hall last night. the crowd really liked it. there was a lot of enthusiasm about that speech. he hit a lot of different points. but i was struck by one thing, which is that all the signs that everybody held up said believe. and as jan crawford just pointed out, it's on the side of the plane, believe in...
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governor mitt romney travels to massachusetts and pennsylvania. president obama will be in washington. they're focusing on fundraising. cbs news political director john dickerson is here. john, we're out from this first debate which is a chance for tens of millions of americans to watch these two guys side by side. what's your sense of the calculation of the race right now? >> well, the race right now, the momentum is with the president. he's doing well in the national polls and also in these battleground states. the most interesting battleground state is ohio where it looks like there have been a consistent number of polls that have shown the president pulling away. he's ahead of mitt romney outside the margin of error so things are going well for the president. the expectations couldn't be any higher for mitt romney on these debates. >> three new polls out this morning that, again, also show obama with the lead in battleground states. >> right. in new hampshire, north carolina, and in nevada. what's interesting about nevada is that the president
governor mitt romney travels to massachusetts and pennsylvania. president obama will be in washington. they're focusing on fundraising. cbs news political director john dickerson is here. john, we're out from this first debate which is a chance for tens of millions of americans to watch these two guys side by side. what's your sense of the calculation of the race right now? >> well, the race right now, the momentum is with the president. he's doing well in the national polls and also in...
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mitt romney had a big win last night. some are still wondering what this campaign is doing to the republican party as a whole. bab schieffer is in the green room he hung around. don cheadle is in the green room too. congratulations, you were picked up for a second season. >> why they make you sit on the table? they don't have a chair for you? >> it's a low budget show, don. we do the best we can. i think you're staying in character with marty. because he's a bit of a -- >> easy. careful. >> careful. well, see, you made the comment about no chair. i had to say something about marty kan. how do you describe him? >> he's a delectable human being. he says delectable. i say despicable. but who is paying attention. the ipad 3 is coming out. >> i heard i was getting one as a gift. >> do you have an ipad 2. >> i'm looking forward to the 3. >> you're not getting one today either. don't forget to check us out on facebook. >>> santorum got to the point where he released a robo call telling democratic voters to vote for him. since mi
mitt romney had a big win last night. some are still wondering what this campaign is doing to the republican party as a whole. bab schieffer is in the green room he hung around. don cheadle is in the green room too. congratulations, you were picked up for a second season. >> why they make you sit on the table? they don't have a chair for you? >> it's a low budget show, don. we do the best we can. i think you're staying in character with marty. because he's a bit of a -- >>...
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what can mitt romney say that will answer some of the questions these conservatives have? >> what he's going to say is let's agree on the things we already agree on and use that as a spring board for you to get closer to my candidacy. he'll talk about spending, taxes, reducing the size and scope of government. the romney campaign believes those issues are the ones that lay best for him with these conservative activists. they'll be ones they'll be most respective to. that will be the sum total of his speech. let's concentrate on what we agree on. look at electability and possibility of results if you make me your president. >> is it the fact that overall they've questioned his credibility as a conservative rather than a specific disagreement on a particular issue? >> they question not only his credibility as a conservative but his conviction and his underlying passion to carry out those things and to stick with conservative ideas and principles when the going gets tough as these conservative activists know it inevitably will. the campaign will tell you in its candid moments
what can mitt romney say that will answer some of the questions these conservatives have? >> what he's going to say is let's agree on the things we already agree on and use that as a spring board for you to get closer to my candidacy. he'll talk about spending, taxes, reducing the size and scope of government. the romney campaign believes those issues are the ones that lay best for him with these conservative activists. they'll be ones they'll be most respective to. that will be the sum...
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a friend of romney's more than 30 years. >> welcome to jerusalem. >> reporter: today romney is looking to raise $1 million in a fund-raiser in jerusalem. one attendee who flew in from the united states, a billionaire casino magnate who pledged to spend up to $100 million of his own money to help defeat president obama. just last month he made a $10 million donation to the pro-romney superpac, restore our future. a rare chance to interact with mr. adelson at romney's speech but didn't discuss much. >> many response on the speech? >> loved it. >> reporter: the reaction romney got from quite a few. one donor described it as a lovefest. today romney heads off to poland meeting with senior polish leaders and well as solidarity legend lech walesa. >>> jan asked about the latest cover story from "newsweek" magazine that reads romney the wimp factor, just too insecure to be president. here's what governor romney had to say about it. >> just got a copy of the "newsweek" cover that's going to be hitting the newsstands tomorrow that calls you a wimp. have you seen it? >> no. they tried that on ge
a friend of romney's more than 30 years. >> welcome to jerusalem. >> reporter: today romney is looking to raise $1 million in a fund-raiser in jerusalem. one attendee who flew in from the united states, a billionaire casino magnate who pledged to spend up to $100 million of his own money to help defeat president obama. just last month he made a $10 million donation to the pro-romney superpac, restore our future. a rare chance to interact with mr. adelson at romney's speech but...
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that would being a great romney and biden. a dog on every car and a foot in every mouth. >> that's pretty good. >> there you go. welcome back to cbs "this morning." las vegas police are searching for a california man accused of taking more than $1.5 million in chips from a casino. >> the theft was cut on camera and as ana warner reports the suspect faces some very long odds. >> reporter: these surveillance pictures allegedly show the thief as he walked through the venician casino and snuck into a closed off area reserved for high rollers. designee managed to pry open the lock on the chip container. >> reporter: the man vanished with his $1.6 million haul because at that early hour at 6:00 a.m. on october 10th nobody was using the room. the suspect is 31-year-old akingide cole who has a mohawk style hair cut and a large growth on his left ear. he's from palmdale, california. >> he's been looking for work for months. and he hasn't been successful with it. >> reporter: it's not nearly as complicated heist as the one grand slammer
that would being a great romney and biden. a dog on every car and a foot in every mouth. >> that's pretty good. >> there you go. welcome back to cbs "this morning." las vegas police are searching for a california man accused of taking more than $1.5 million in chips from a casino. >> the theft was cut on camera and as ana warner reports the suspect faces some very long odds. >> reporter: these surveillance pictures allegedly show the thief as he walked through...
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>> rick santorum is now going to feel a lot of heat from the romney campaign and what romney has to do is what he did successfully after south carolina, which is get his campaign back together and it's going to be a battle between a conviction politician, santorum and a politician who has been -- whose biggest problem is people think he lacks conviction. >> how much will that rely on the money that romney has and the ads which seem to have done well in florida in. >> the good news for romney, in a sense they have planned for this. they've got a long campaign, they are a cautious and smart campaign. so they have money and they have organization in future states. so they can ee rely on what they've built. there is scrambling to go on, for sure. but there's i lot in place for romney. santorum is scrambling. he'll get a lot of money. it's hard to take that money and turn it into an organization overnight. he had trouble after iowa. >> john, thanks. stock act. the bill to stop potential trading by congress. it became popular back in november. the house democratic leader has become a specifi
>> rick santorum is now going to feel a lot of heat from the romney campaign and what romney has to do is what he did successfully after south carolina, which is get his campaign back together and it's going to be a battle between a conviction politician, santorum and a politician who has been -- whose biggest problem is people think he lacks conviction. >> how much will that rely on the money that romney has and the ads which seem to have done well in florida in. >> the good...
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it's about romney. >> they're looking for somebody, anybody but romney. they've seized on everybody from rick perry to herman cain to newt gingrich and now finally rick santorum. >> many establishment republicans fear that if santorum wins the nomination, past controversial statements on contraception for example, won't play well in the general election. yesterday foster friess who has contributed hundreds of thousands of dollars to the super pac that supports santorum ignited a firestorm of criticism when he used humor in abstinence. >> back in my day, thee used bayer aspirin. the gals put it between their knees and it wasn't that costly. >> excuse me, i'm trying to catch my breath from that. >> liberal women's groups reacted with outrage to that comment, calling it insulting and demanding that both friess and santorum apologize. charlie and erica, the obama campaign has been focused like a laser beam on romney. there are reports this morning that they are turning some of their attention to santorum. >> chip, thanks. former republican senator rick santor
it's about romney. >> they're looking for somebody, anybody but romney. they've seized on everybody from rick perry to herman cain to newt gingrich and now finally rick santorum. >> many establishment republicans fear that if santorum wins the nomination, past controversial statements on contraception for example, won't play well in the general election. yesterday foster friess who has contributed hundreds of thousands of dollars to the super pac that supports santorum ignited a...
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that was not why governor romney was running. he wanted to talk about big national issues, debt, entitlement, the future of the country. he wanted to put big questions before the country. and he did that. and i think the comparison of those two was striking. it was striking in the debates. >> why does that have to be mutually exclusive? >> it doesn't. >> you can have big ideas and do well on the ground game in each states. >> i don't have a dog in this fight but i'm baffled when people say they won at ground game. they turned out more voters four years ago than they did this time. i would give them credit for their message in those states rather than just their ground game. i think it's somewhat telling what the obama campaign did. >> let's talk about who voted. you made a point in the op-ed that romney won people who make more than $50,000. we have the governor speaking about the fab that the obama campaign paid its voters and certainly lower income voters. that seems to be a bit of sour grapes. >> i don't think that's what he w
that was not why governor romney was running. he wanted to talk about big national issues, debt, entitlement, the future of the country. he wanted to put big questions before the country. and he did that. and i think the comparison of those two was striking. it was striking in the debates. >> why does that have to be mutually exclusive? >> it doesn't. >> you can have big ideas and do well on the ground game in each states. >> i don't have a dog in this fight but i'm...
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mitt romney won six of the ten primaries and kaub uses, including the important state of ohio. >> romney did not, however, knock out his main challenger. santorum one three states including tennessee and says he will keep going. as will newt gingrich. after winning his native state of georgia on tuesday. he won more delegates than santorum. romney, though, won more than all the other candidates combined. the bottom line here, you can expect more of the same from the republican campaign in the weeks to come. we begin our coverage this morning with national correspondent chip reid who is in atlanta. chip, good morning. >> good morning, erica and charlie. at first glance, it doesn't look that bad for mitt romney. after all, he won six of the ten super tuesday states. but look more closely and you'll see he barely won in the all important state of ohio and did not breakthrough in the south. which means this long slog goes on. >> i'm not going to let you down. i'm going to get this nomination. >> that's something mitt romney is struggling to do. even with the financial and organizational adva
mitt romney won six of the ten primaries and kaub uses, including the important state of ohio. >> romney did not, however, knock out his main challenger. santorum one three states including tennessee and says he will keep going. as will newt gingrich. after winning his native state of georgia on tuesday. he won more delegates than santorum. romney, though, won more than all the other candidates combined. the bottom line here, you can expect more of the same from the republican campaign in...
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we start with president obama and governor mitt romney. they go back to campaigning today after a short pause. >> that's right. they attended this catholic charity dinner last night in new york and both candidates took the opportunity to poke fun at themselves and one another. >> everyone please take your seats. otherwise clint eastwood will yell at them. this is the third time that governor romney and i have met recently. as some of you may have noticed i had a lot more energy in our second debate. i was very well rested after the nice long nap i had in the first debate. >> of course i'm pleased that the president is here. we were chatting pleasantly this evening. as if tuesday night never happened. i was actually hoping the president would bring joe biden along this evening. because he'll laugh at anything. as president obama surveys the waldorf banquet room with everyone in white tie and finery you have to wonder what he's thinking. so little time. so much to redistribute. >> earlier today i went shopping at some stores in mid-town. i u
we start with president obama and governor mitt romney. they go back to campaigning today after a short pause. >> that's right. they attended this catholic charity dinner last night in new york and both candidates took the opportunity to poke fun at themselves and one another. >> everyone please take your seats. otherwise clint eastwood will yell at them. this is the third time that governor romney and i have met recently. as some of you may have noticed i had a lot more energy in...
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romney had about 26. it turned out 26 billionaires. >> great reality show, billionaire fight. >> there you go. just had it. it called the election. >> i would watch billionaire fight. are billionaires good friends to have? >> i don't have any. >> don't have any. welcome back to cbs "this morning." millions of mitt romney supporters truly believed he would be elected president. many say the election result was a real shock. republican strategist and cbs news political analyst frank luntz went to virginia this week and asked 20 romney voters about the election, president obama and the future of the republican party. >> i want a show of hands how many of you were surprised about the outcome. almost all of you were surprised. >> i cried. >> why would you cry? >> because i was so sure that mitt romney would win. i thought his ticket was perfect. and i thought his message was resonating with people that they were prepared to vote for him. >> this election is really about saving america. and in get real emotiona
romney had about 26. it turned out 26 billionaires. >> great reality show, billionaire fight. >> there you go. just had it. it called the election. >> i would watch billionaire fight. are billionaires good friends to have? >> i don't have any. >> don't have any. welcome back to cbs "this morning." millions of mitt romney supporters truly believed he would be elected president. many say the election result was a real shock. republican strategist and cbs...
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mitt romney, his wife ann romney. >>> the gop front-runner. yesterday was mitt romney's turn to be glitter bombed. gay right activists showered him as he arrived at a campaign stop in minnesota. but it didn't slow him down. in fact, he used it to poke a little fun at himself. >> oh, i've got glitter in my hair. that's not all that's in my hair, i tell you that. i glue it on every morning whether i need to or not. >> when life gives you glitter, make lemonade. welcome back to "cbs this morning." >> again, david versus goliath story out of california. successful small claims lawsuit could have a huge impact on automakers. on wednesday, honda was ordered to pay a customer for misleading her about gas mileage. national correspondent ben tracy said other car buyers could follow the woman who took on honda and won. >> i couldn't be happier and he can sighted. >> to many, heather peters case seemed like another frivolous lawsuit. her complaint, her 2006 hybrid failed to get the 50 miles per gallon advertised by honda. >> it got 29.3 miles. >> she too
mitt romney, his wife ann romney. >>> the gop front-runner. yesterday was mitt romney's turn to be glitter bombed. gay right activists showered him as he arrived at a campaign stop in minnesota. but it didn't slow him down. in fact, he used it to poke a little fun at himself. >> oh, i've got glitter in my hair. that's not all that's in my hair, i tell you that. i glue it on every morning whether i need to or not. >> when life gives you glitter, make lemonade. welcome back...
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hugh hefner endorsed mitt romney for president. that is actually former president george herbert walker bush, but the objects of this picture. look at this photo op. it's mitt romney and a 90-year-old guy in what looks like yachtwear. he makes bush almost look eth c ethnic. >>> gayle king has a look what's coming up in the next hour. gayle. >> i do, i do. thank you, charlie. in 1987 he bought a small coffee chain. it's called starbucks. you see it on every brand. he turned sit into a global brand. i'm here with howard schultz. you started with four or five. how many do you have today? >> roughly 70,000 in 15 different continents that. >> that's a latte. couldn't resist. are you aware that they have the best hot chocolate with skim white milk? >> i'm aware of that. >> what's your drink of choice? i like it. >>> candace bergen will be live in studio 57, talking about the health problem that almost kept her from the great way. >>> and is your success keeping you from achieving? stedman graham is coming up. oprah has tweeted she's wait
hugh hefner endorsed mitt romney for president. that is actually former president george herbert walker bush, but the objects of this picture. look at this photo op. it's mitt romney and a 90-year-old guy in what looks like yachtwear. he makes bush almost look eth c ethnic. >>> gayle king has a look what's coming up in the next hour. gayle. >> i do, i do. thank you, charlie. in 1987 he bought a small coffee chain. it's called starbucks. you see it on every brand. he turned sit...
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it's minimum rtt romney. he has no positive vision for this country and spends billionaire dollars to tear down every single opponent in his path. >> if newt gingrich stays in the race, does it likely ensure, ensure that mitt romney will get the nomination? >> oh, i don't know how that all plays out. i mean,, you know, we are just going to take it a state at a time. we feel confident. look. we have won ten states. and we have done so really against all of the odds and we have done it because we have the best message and best messenger and i think is successful not only in this primary but in the general. >> senator, thank you. >> thank you. >>> severe weather on sunday. two tornadoes touched down in southwest oklahoma. power lines were damaged in central nebraska. two other tornadoes hit yesterday. two homes were damaged in north platte but no injuries reported there. the bigger concern is today, however, because there is a strong chance of violent weather across the nation's midsection. you can see from the
it's minimum rtt romney. he has no positive vision for this country and spends billionaire dollars to tear down every single opponent in his path. >> if newt gingrich stays in the race, does it likely ensure, ensure that mitt romney will get the nomination? >> oh, i don't know how that all plays out. i mean,, you know, we are just going to take it a state at a time. we feel confident. look. we have won ten states. and we have done so really against all of the odds and we have done...
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rick santorum beat mitt romney in kansas. he was expect today do well in kansas because it's also a giant square. [ laughter ] >>> i saw that. thought that was funny. from stand-up to acting to directing, david steinberg has been a big name in comedy for nearly a half a century. that's a long time. in his new series, inside comedy, he talks with other top comics like ellen degeneres about what it tikes get a laugh. >> i just did stuff that i thought was weird and funny. i would go up on stage and hold up fabric like -- then look at people and then put that down and hold up velvet and then i would put that down and hold up something else. i said, i'm just trying out new material. people would stare at me. i did lots of prop comedy. >> david steinberg, welcome. do you think most people who are really good that you interviewed are naturally funny or is it a learned quality? >> you're born with this. it's in your dna. you cannot learn how to be funny. >>> at that level. >> absolutely right. >> really? you can't learn it. i always
rick santorum beat mitt romney in kansas. he was expect today do well in kansas because it's also a giant square. [ laughter ] >>> i saw that. thought that was funny. from stand-up to acting to directing, david steinberg has been a big name in comedy for nearly a half a century. that's a long time. in his new series, inside comedy, he talks with other top comics like ellen degeneres about what it tikes get a laugh. >> i just did stuff that i thought was weird and funny. i would...
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romney is expected to sweep today's primaries. once again the polls opened at 7:00 this morning and close tonight at 8:00, don. >> thank you very much. baltimore county police are asking for your help finding the hit-and-run driver who killed a student last weekend. the car hit ryan bailey early saturday morning. the only vehicle description police are working with is that it is an older silver or white boxy car. >>> a vigil will be held tonight at 8:00 for bailey and tim koier, another student who died suddenly over the weekend. >>> police are investigating a sexual assault at the sheraton. anyone with information contact police. >>> new numbers show howard county drivers appear to have a speeding problem. the camera program caught more than 6000 speeders, that means more than $180,000 in fines. while police say it is too soon to tell if they have slowed anybody down. >>> up next stedman graham, at bank of america we're lending and investing in the people and communities who call baltimore home. from funding to help a local busin
romney is expected to sweep today's primaries. once again the polls opened at 7:00 this morning and close tonight at 8:00, don. >> thank you very much. baltimore county police are asking for your help finding the hit-and-run driver who killed a student last weekend. the car hit ryan bailey early saturday morning. the only vehicle description police are working with is that it is an older silver or white boxy car. >>> a vigil will be held tonight at 8:00 for bailey and tim koier,...
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where romney grew up as well as nationally. his front-runner status he spent much of monday in ohio and michigan attacking president obama. >> this president's doing everything he can to shut down the manufacturing sector of this economy, both in an environmental, energy regulatory, tax position. he alienates every one of our allies. he's trying to appease and negotiate with every one of our enemies. >> reporter: scrambling to stay competitive romney attacked santorum as a phony. >> one of the people i'm running against, senator santorum goes to washington call himself a budget hawk then after he's been there a while he says he's no longer a budget hawk. i am a budget hawk. i don't want to spend more money han we take in. >> reporter: the romney/santorum battle has left newt gingrich on the outside looking in. on monday in oklahoma a southern state he's counting on for a much-needed win next month, gingrich sought to remain relevant by reminding voters they are facing a stark choice. >> barack obama is the most dangerous presid
where romney grew up as well as nationally. his front-runner status he spent much of monday in ohio and michigan attacking president obama. >> this president's doing everything he can to shut down the manufacturing sector of this economy, both in an environmental, energy regulatory, tax position. he alienates every one of our allies. he's trying to appease and negotiate with every one of our enemies. >> reporter: scrambling to stay competitive romney attacked santorum as a phony....
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in a way that's what romney would like. he would like opposition to keep splitting the vote so he it continue gaining these delegates. he gains delegates in the proportional system even if he loses the primaries. he would like that to continue. what santorum would like is newt gingrich to have a disastrous tuesday and would like santorum to be that single alternative. >> how likely will that be for newt gingrich to vey disastrous tuesday? >> he's doing pretty well in the polls. we have to see. on super tuesday, he wanted georgia but never came in second place anywhere else in the other ten contests. that wasn't great for him. he needs to do better than that. at least win one of these two states and even then he's well back in the delegate hunt and he needs to show he can grow his vote in the republican party, so far only winning in georgia and south carolina. hard to make that case. >> how swell mitt romney doing in defining himself as a political trend setter. he said i'm not really a politician, but then he said, yes, i g
in a way that's what romney would like. he would like opposition to keep splitting the vote so he it continue gaining these delegates. he gains delegates in the proportional system even if he loses the primaries. he would like that to continue. what santorum would like is newt gingrich to have a disastrous tuesday and would like santorum to be that single alternative. >> how likely will that be for newt gingrich to vey disastrous tuesday? >> he's doing pretty well in the polls. we...
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romney's speech but he didn't reveal much. >> any thoughts on the speech? >> loved it. >> reporter: that was the reaction romney got from quite a few people here. one donor i talked to described it as a lovefest. now today romney heads off to poland where he's going to be meeting with senior polish leaders as well as solidarity legend lech walesa. jan crawford, cbs news, jerusalem. >>> in our interview with romney, jan asked about the latest cover story from "newsweek" magazine. it reads, quote, romney the wimp factor, is he just too insecure to be president? here is what governor romney had to say about it. >> reporter: we have a copy of the "newsweek" cover that's going to be hitting the newsstands tomorrow that calls you a wimp. have you seen this? >> no. they tried that on george herbert walker bush. he was a pretty great president and anything but. >> reporter: it did hurt him to some extent, that narrative did. are you worried what the media is saying with this kind of storyline out there and how do you counter it? >> if i worried about what the media
romney's speech but he didn't reveal much. >> any thoughts on the speech? >> loved it. >> reporter: that was the reaction romney got from quite a few people here. one donor i talked to described it as a lovefest. now today romney heads off to poland where he's going to be meeting with senior polish leaders as well as solidarity legend lech walesa. jan crawford, cbs news, jerusalem. >>> in our interview with romney, jan asked about the latest cover story from...
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keurig. . >>> yesterday mitt romney's son tagg said thaturin >>> yesterday mitt romney's son during the debate he wanted to punch president obama for calling his father a liar. he also wants to punch his father for giving him the name tag. >> welcome back to cbs morning. i'm norah o'donnell in washington. charlie is in new york. good morning. everybody may remember in march there was this investment banker at goldman sachs he quit his job but did it in a public way. he slammed the wall street giant in an op-ed article for the "new york times". >> greg smith has written a book about his decision. in his first interview he tells anderson cooper of "60 minutes" that he still believes he sent an important message. >> i literally wanted to hit the board of directors over the head and say listen i was proud of goldman sachs. i worked here for a long time. >> an op-ed resignation you hoped it would be a wake up call. >> i really did. because there are a lot of people that acknowledged these things internally but no one is willing to say publicly and my view is the only way you force people to
keurig. . >>> yesterday mitt romney's son tagg said thaturin >>> yesterday mitt romney's son during the debate he wanted to punch president obama for calling his father a liar. he also wants to punch his father for giving him the name tag. >> welcome back to cbs morning. i'm norah o'donnell in washington. charlie is in new york. good morning. everybody may remember in march there was this investment banker at goldman sachs he quit his job but did it in a public way. he...
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mitt romney won three more presidential primaries on tuesday. indiana, north carolina and west west. voters in north carolina also approved a constitutional amendment to prevent same-sex marriages. some observers want to know if trouble is brewing on that issue, though, between vice president joe biden and president obama. bill plante is at the white house this morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, erica. when the vice president seems to break with the president and endorse gay marriage, he set off washington's talking heads. was it a deliberate signal to the gay community or just biden in yet another unscripted moment? in a speech on tuesday, the vice president addressed his tendency to say whatever's on his mind. >> no one's ever doubted i mean what i say. the problem is, i sometimes say all that i mean. >> reporter: in that speech to a conference of rabbis in atlanta, biden also demonstrated why he can be an effective spokesman for the obama administration. >> i hope i now no one doubts the president is willing to use power. the p
mitt romney won three more presidential primaries on tuesday. indiana, north carolina and west west. voters in north carolina also approved a constitutional amendment to prevent same-sex marriages. some observers want to know if trouble is brewing on that issue, though, between vice president joe biden and president obama. bill plante is at the white house this morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, erica. when the vice president seems to break with the president and endorse...
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romney has a lot of advantages. >> what should romney's narrative be at this moment? what should he be saying to the country about who he is and what he wants to do? >> well, you know, he's a friend of mine. i worked for him when he ran for governor. the one thing i'd like to see in the campaign is a message a little bit less about salesmanship and a little bit more about leadership. the business guys who gets results out front. >> eric cantor, what would you say to what mike murphy just said? >> i agree entirely. it is about leadership. it's about getting results. it's the same challenge we have in washington. how do we bring the people of this country together to get to where we want to go. that's to get the economy going and people back to work. >> conservatives, what does he have to do to appeal to the people who eric cantor is a champion? >> well, i think, you know, mitt is a i good conservative. he's never going to outmovement con ser va tim rick santorum. he telegraphs results and things that matter to people, jobs, making the government work, stopping the craz
romney has a lot of advantages. >> what should romney's narrative be at this moment? what should he be saying to the country about who he is and what he wants to do? >> well, you know, he's a friend of mine. i worked for him when he ran for governor. the one thing i'd like to see in the campaign is a message a little bit less about salesmanship and a little bit more about leadership. the business guys who gets results out front. >> eric cantor, what would you say to what mike...
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that's a sharp contrast with mitt romney, who is for romney care, the blueprint for obama care, advocated for romney care, advocated for mandates at the federal level. this is someone who doesn't have a core. he's been on both sides of almost every single issue in the past ten years. >> but when you go to your website, you talk about president obama being an appeaser. you talk about being soft on pornography and those kind of things, rather than the bread and butter economic issues that you say are essential to who will win. en only the nomination but also the general election. >> well, charlie, on our website we are a whole lot of issues. i mean, that's important for people to know what your position is on a whole variety of issues. people write in, they ask, reporters ask, and, you know, we're very transparent. believe me, there isn't just one issue. mitt romney thinks this election is going to be about who can best manage the nanny state of washington. no. this election is about freedom. this election is about a fundamental change in washington, d.c. this is about, you know, reducing a
that's a sharp contrast with mitt romney, who is for romney care, the blueprint for obama care, advocated for romney care, advocated for mandates at the federal level. this is someone who doesn't have a core. he's been on both sides of almost every single issue in the past ten years. >> but when you go to your website, you talk about president obama being an appeaser. you talk about being soft on pornography and those kind of things, rather than the bread and butter economic issues that...